South Africa’s television set-top box tender is coming under the spotlight as an investigation has been launched into its procurement process. Replying to questions from an ANC member in the national council of provinces in parliament on Thursday, the department of
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Friday started an investigation into the timing of MTN Group’s announcement on Monday that the Nigerian Communications Commission had fined
One technology entrepreneur at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University stands to win R100 000 as part of a programme to encourage diversity in information and communications technology (ICT) in South Africa. NMMU and nonprofit Happimo NPC are
Cell C shareholder Oger Telecom has rejected a R14bn offer from Telkom to acquire its 75% controlling stake in South Africa’s third mobile telecommunications provider, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Quoting a “person familiar
JSE-listed alternative telecommunications provider Huge Group has signed a memorandum of agreement in terms of which it intends acquiring 100% of specialist ICT company Centracom for R81,6m. Most (90%) of the proposed acquisition will be settled through
MTN’s group CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa, is in Nigeria to negotiate with authorities in the West African country as the JSE-listed telecommunications provider looks to head off a damaging US$5,2bn (R72bn) fine. In a statement to shareholders on
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has downgraded MTN’s credit rating and put the mobile network on a watch negative amid a US$5,2bn fine in Nigeria. S&P said on Thursday that it’s lowering its ratings on MTN from “BBB” and “zaAA+” to “BBB-“
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) shows no sign of backing down over a record-setting US$5,2bn (R72bn) fine against the local subsidiary of South African-headquartered mobile phone group MTN. According to a report by
Political parties have declared war on cable thieves by supporting the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill in parliament on Thursday. The bill was debated in the national assembly
It may sound far-fetched at first, but there’s a growing fear of the damage a newly aggressive Russia might inflict in a time of tension or conflict simply by damaging or cutting the undersea cables that carry almost all of the West’s Internet traffic. The New
